diff --git a/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i b/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i
index 1e2603782..e2811290c 100644
--- a/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/csharp/std_vector.i
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         else
           throw std::out_of_range("index");
       }
-      const_reference getitem(int index) throw (std::out_of_range) {
+      CONST_REFERENCE getitem(int index) throw (std::out_of_range) {
         if (index>=0 && index<(int)$self->size())
           return (*$self)[index];
         else
diff --git a/Lib/java/std_vector.i b/Lib/java/std_vector.i
index e33270238..955e20cac 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_vector.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_vector.i
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ SWIGINTERN jint SWIG_VectorSize(size_t size) {
         }
       }
 
-      const_reference doGet(jint index) throw (std::out_of_range) {
+      CONST_REFERENCE doGet(jint index) throw (std::out_of_range) {
         jint size = static_cast<jint>(self->size());
         if (index >= 0 && index < size)
           return (*self)[index];